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Evidence that UK weapons used in Yemen

A new report containing “compelling evidence” of UK weapons being used on civilian targets in Yemen will form part of a campaign group’s legal bid to stop the government selling arms to Saudi Arabia. The report by Human Rights Watch shows that Saudi Arabia has hit factories in Yemen using[…]

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Turkey bans probes into Kurdish op killings – HRW

Turkey is blocking all access to independent investigations into the abuses against civilians in southeastern Turkey, where security forces are battling Kurdish fighters, Human Rights Watch said, calling for the UN to be allowed in to investigate. Some of the alleged abuses against civilians include unlawful killings, mass scale displacement,[…]

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South Sudan’s warring factions declare ceasefire

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has declared a “unilateral ceasefire and cessation of hostilities”, and ordered government troops to “disengage” from fighting rival forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar, following days of violence that left hundreds dead. The order, which was announced on Monday by presidential spokesman Ateny Wek[…]

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Court to rule on South China Sea

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is to rule in a dispute between the Philippines and China over maritime claims in the South China Sea – particularly who has the right to exploit resources in the strategic territory. The ruling on Tuesday is expected to further increase tensions[…]

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Israeli forces maintain heavy presence in Hebron

Israeli forces continued to deploy heavily across the Hebron district in the southern occupied West Bank, detaining several Palestinians in predawn raids Monday, while clashes broke out in the town of Dura, and the villages of Bani Naim and Sair remained under strict siege. Locals told Ma’an Israeli forces ransacked[…]

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Turks turn on Syrians offered citizenship

After years facing an increasingly uncertain future, Syrian refugees were offered a lifeline earlier this month by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement they could be given Turkish citizenship. The news was largely greeted with elation by the country’s more than 2.7 million Syrians, but that brief moment of hope[…]

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South Sudan crisis: Renewed fighting in Juba

Renewed clashes have broken out in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, despite calls by the UN Security Council for rival factions to “urgently end the fighting” that has engulfed the city in recent days. Hundreds of people, mostly soldiers, have been reportedly killed in the fighting between rival armed groups[…]

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